{"product_id":"9781567927504","title":"Midnights: A Year with the Wellfleet Police","description":"\u003ci\u003eWhen I was twenty-three years old, five months out of college, with a degree in music, and without any idea of what to do with myself, I took a job as a policeman in Wellfleet, Massachusetts, and resolved to stay with it for a year because I thought it would do me good.  I was lonely much of the time, as well as scared, surprised, excited, embarrassed, self-righteous, and many other things, too.  I spent hours at a stretch hoping nothing serious would happen when I was working alone; I never quite shook the feeling that I was a fraud; and on several occasions, when it all seemed to be too much, I meant to quit, but I never did.\u003cbr\u003e --Alec Wilkinson\u003c\/i\u003e  \u003cp\u003e  \u003cb\u003eMidnights:  A Year with the Wellfleet Police\u003c\/b\u003e is a kaleidoscope of troubles—heart attacks, suicides, lunatic drivers, a car full of circus acrobats without a driver's license among them, town officials, smugglers, guns, high-speed chases, dark buildings, solitude, and self-preservation in a world where nobody loves cops. It is also an endearing and loving examination of small-town life by a superb reporter.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"David R. Godine Publisher Inc","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47777680261360,"sku":"9781567927504","price":18.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781567927504_p0.jpg?v=1763788051","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781567927504","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}